La course au mouton sauvage

French language

Published Jan. 8, 2002

ISBN:: 978-2-02-056228-7

(1 review)

A Wild Sheep Chase (羊をめぐる冒険, Hitsuji o meguru bōken) (literally An Adventure Surrounding Sheep) is the third novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. First published in Japan in 1982, it was translated into English in 1989. It is an independent sequel to Pinball, 1973, and the third book in the so-called "Trilogy of the Rat". It won the 1982 Noma Literary Newcomer's Prize. While the original story of A Wild Sheep Chase was set in the 1970s, translator Alfred Birnbaum and Kodansha editor Elmer Luke wanted a story that was more contemporary and also appealed to American readers. In the novel, Murakami blends elements of American and English literature with Japanese contexts, exploring post-WWII Japanese cultural identity. The book is part mystery and part magical realism with a postmodern twist. A Wild Sheep Chase has been defined as a parody or a renewal of Yukio Mishima's Natsuko no Bōken (夏子の冒険, …

A Wild Sheep Chase (羊をめぐる冒険, Hitsuji o meguru bōken) (literally An Adventure Surrounding Sheep) is the third novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. First published in Japan in 1982, it was translated into English in 1989. It is an independent sequel to Pinball, 1973, and the third book in the so-called "Trilogy of the Rat". It won the 1982 Noma Literary Newcomer's Prize. While the original story of A Wild Sheep Chase was set in the 1970s, translator Alfred Birnbaum and Kodansha editor Elmer Luke wanted a story that was more contemporary and also appealed to American readers. In the novel, Murakami blends elements of American and English literature with Japanese contexts, exploring post-WWII Japanese cultural identity. The book is part mystery and part magical realism with a postmodern twist. A Wild Sheep Chase has been defined as a parody or a renewal of Yukio Mishima's Natsuko no Bōken (夏子の冒険, Natsuko's Adventure).

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3 stars

Murakamin uran alkupään kirja, joka lievetekstin mukaan oli hänen kansainvälinen läpimurtoteoksensa. Tässä on kaikki Murakamille tyypilliset elementit mukana, eli paljon Murakamia lukeneelle vähän tällainen sama mut eri -kokemus. Huumoria oli ehkä hiukan tavallista enemmän, tai ainakin se oli hiukan paremmin tunnistettavissa. Ihan mukava tätä oli lukea, ja läsnä oli koko ajan sellainen lievä outouden tunne, että halusi lukea eteenpäin ja katsoa, mihin suuntaan tarina kääntyy. Mutta kokonaisuus tuntui jäävän vähän kevyeksi. Tai sitten en vain sisäistänyt koko kuviota kunnolla.